Instructional Level Books Books are leveled (Fountas and Pinnell – most common) Students are assessed (IRI, Houghton Mifflin, Dibles, Lexile) Students are guided in choosing a book that is correct level Try to vary fiction and nonfiction – both must be assessed
This book is used to conference about 90% of the time because it is the instructional level or learning level.
Choice Book Can be from teacher library, media center, home (as long as appropriate), magazine like Ranger Rick, newspaper Assigned as an additional reading material after instructional book is practiced Student should be able occasionally to discuss with you in conference Textbook Can be any text that teacher want material read before class If need to do a paired reading that becomes a workshop assignment Frees up time in content area for hands on work
Skills Books Real book that is used to teach a skill Usually used in small groups in primary Rigby, Wright Group leveled readers Usually for pre emergent and emergent readers
Big Books Used to teach mini skills lessons in PreK, K, first and first semester of grade 2 Rhyme, Rhythm and Repetition Repeated uses of book Skills directly taught from whole group shared book time Read Alouds Books the teacher chooses to read out loud to class Usually 10 minutes per day High quality literature that is of interest to the age group but may be too difficult for all to read independently
Literature Circle Books Grades 4 and up Grade 3 sometimes, but must be very careful Once each quarter 5 different titles with multiple copies, various levels to match class needs Students read, discuss, record, respond to book as team and as an individual Not used as the reading program, but as a supplement to reading workshop
Instructional Level Books
Books are leveled (Fountas and Pinnell – most common)
Students are assessed (IRI, Houghton Mifflin, Dibles, Lexile)
Students are guided in choosing a book that is correct level
Try to vary fiction and nonfiction – both must be assessed
This book is used to conference about 90% of the time because it is the instructional level or learning level.
Choice Book
Can be from teacher library, media center, home (as long as appropriate), magazine like Ranger Rick, newspaper
Assigned as an additional reading material after instructional book is practiced
Student should be able occasionally to discuss with you in conference
Textbook
Can be any text that teacher want material read before class
If need to do a paired reading that becomes a workshop assignment
Frees up time in content area for hands on work
Skills Books
Real book that is used to teach a skill
Usually used in small groups in primary
Rigby, Wright Group leveled readers
Usually for pre emergent and emergent readers
Big Books
Used to teach mini skills lessons in PreK, K, first and first semester of grade 2
Rhyme, Rhythm and Repetition
Repeated uses of book
Skills directly taught from whole group shared book time
Read Alouds
Books the teacher chooses to read out loud to class
Usually 10 minutes per day
High quality literature that is of interest to the age group but may be too difficult for all to read independently
Literature Circle Books
Grades 4 and up
Grade 3 sometimes, but must be very careful
Once each quarter
5 different titles with multiple copies, various levels to match class needs
Students read, discuss, record, respond to book as team and as an individual
Not used as the reading program, but as a supplement to reading workshop